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goblin

noun as in elf

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The Green Goblin and Spider-Man fought shortly before they were both set to attend the same Thanksgiving dinner.

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Imaginary numbers might seem like unicorns and goblins — interesting but irrelevant to reality.

That seems like a tough challenge for a movie we know is already stuffed with bad guys like Doctor Octopus, Electro and the Green Goblin.

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I prayed it was not a band of cutthroat goblins seeking to plunder our hard-earned treasures.

Another mentioned that he perceived finger tapping while he was “fighting against goblins” in the dream, and being surprised that he could do math in battle.

So what most Spider-Man fans are dying to know is what The Green Goblin looks like, and how they arrived at that look.

In the film, we watch as Gollum gets in a tussle with his next meal, an unsuspecting goblin.

He was the strangest-looking creature Davy had ever seen, not even excepting the Goblin.

The Goblin stared about him in a dazed manner for a moment, and then said, "Sindbad the Sailor's house."

As it came near, it proved to be the clock, with a sail hoisted, and the Goblin sitting complacently in the stern.

The Goblin looked back despairingly, and Davy just caught the words, "I don't know how to turn around!"

"I'm quite aware that my appearance is not prepossessing," said the Hole-keeper, with a scornful look at the Goblin.

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On this page you'll find 29 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to goblin, such as: gnome, gremlin, bogeyman, brownie, demon, and fiend.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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